Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-12
LAST IN THE BETTING,
BUT FIRST UNDER THE WIRE AT THE
KENTUCKY DERBY.

Leads the String All Ronnd the Course
Jim Cores Bad Leg spoiis His OPP
portunity - Base Bali Scnres-spalding
After New Pitcher.
LOUISVILLE Ky, May ~ Fully 5000
people packed the grand stand, club house
balconies, and crowded against the rails along
the stretch far around the upper turn in the
field, al the louisville Jockey club track
Wednesday. The attraction was the third
race OH the card, tina Kentucky Derby, But
little interest was manifested In the first and
SECOND races the latter being a gift to Mon
tana Regent Immediately after this race
the betting enclosure was packed with people,
all wishing to back their Derby favorites. II
was with difficulty that the twenty five book
makers could handle the money poured In
over their rails.
Banhurg was the favorite at odds Of s to 5;
Gore "a to l Jacobin, 4; Banyan, 3; Pen
dennis, 5; Clarion, Is; MQntrose, Is The
odds were current up to the time the horses
went TO the post A feature of the betting
was that the ''place" odds against Gore vera
nearly one-h half of the straight" odds, the
book makers evidently believing that if the
Hindoo colt broke down he would finish I'M
placed, and if not, would probably win
At $3.50 the horses We're sent TO the post,
starting up i'll the chute half mile straight
away from the stand. After three easy
break aways occupying not more than five
minutes, the flag fell To fine start. As the
horses swept out Of the chute, one-quarter of
a mile from the post Montrose showed in the
lead, Ban Yam second, Banburg third Jaco-
bin and Pendennis tapped fourth, Clarion
fifth, and Gore sixth Coming down to the
stand Gore had moved to fifth place, Clarion
and Pendennis sixth and seventh Montross
rearhed the half-mile in 5215 seconds, leading
a well punched field by halt a length, all run
ming rather free except tore and Jarotin, who
were under strong pull The mile was
reached by MontrnSe, VINO still! showed in
front Of the hunt, III Al. Banburg and Ban
Van lapping him TO this point, Pendennis he
ing punished ut fifth place, Stoval holding
Jaculan at sixth and Clarion in the rear
Fitzpatrick, after restraining Gore for half
the distance had hrnught him up to feel the
leaders pare after leaving the three quarter
pole passing the urile close up at fourth place
After this point Bauyap and Pendemis
quit, the halter beng evidently not hit for
racing Corr had nearly pl,1e-i up Montrose,
running very easy, when suddenly Fitzpat,
Iicks whip went up, aud the Rindoo colts
rus, fell off and StONai took Js"obin b. third
place In this order they Went by the mile
and a-luaIter mark u, 2l3, and Strengthened
ont into the stretch IN the following order.
Montruse first, Gore, second .acobn, third
ali well together Banl,ug fourth. Clarion,
fifth, Banyan, sixth, fendennis, seventh the
two last ntpie,t hrins .,oiuptet+ly out OF the
racel
Coming DOWN the stretch Gore was, not
withStanding the fact that his right leg was
in trouble apparently able to heat off Mont
rose and Stoysl with Jscobin was not wor-
ried about the leader, but kept his place aud
pace, watching Fitzpatrick. AT the last six
tee'lth-pnle however, Cores leg gave com
pleteN down and it was only Fits terrible
gr,i-lbng with catgutand steel that kept
INN moving at all They were within the
shadow OF the string Stoval saw that to win
he mus head Moutrose. and the trio If Wins
! whiStied rs they fought for the finish
The Of the duke of M1ntrose won it bv
a halt length: Gore, on three legs. had pushed
hi> nos. to tue leaders saddle cloth and JAG.
bin, coming "u too late, was tapping the Hin
doc colt in third place on the outside, Ban
burg fourth length away; Clarion, fifth
Ban Van. sixth. aud Pendennis, the CalIfor
| mans hnpe. tar outside the distance post
The tini-. 2,59s4. was the worst ever made
on good TRACK IA the thirteeu years record
| Of tins race.
The b"okunkers reaped all Of the profit.
for although Montrose had stable follow
ing m the winter books, 1T had probably been
pretty we'll 'hedged" out since the Lexington
meeting The value Of the stake TO the win
| ner is about S. 900
Amos Campbell and Fitzpatrick were conf
dent that jim Gore would win The former,
| the owner. 1t is reportei and generally be
lievel stood to win $50 900 if his horse passed
under the string first.